Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio was released from a Denver hospital Wednesday and is resting comfortably at home, five days after breaking his neck after being hit with a batted ball during last Friday's game against Washington.

"This is the best news to be able to come out and tell you this," manager Jim Tracy said. "We want to make sure he knows how much his teammates, coaches and fans are thinking about him."

Nicasio fractured his C1 vertebra after being hit by Ian Desmond's line drive.

Nicasio's mother, Aurelia Prado, is hopeful she can visit her son this week from the Dominican Republic. The paperwork is moving along smoothly, the team said, to secure Prado a Visa to visit Denver.

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